Butter-cutter.



L. B. LARSEN.

BUTTER CUTTER. v APPLIQATION FILED MAR. 20, 1912. 1,045,988. Patented Dec. 3, 1912.

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L. B. LARSEN.

BUTTER CUTTER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20, 1912.

Patented De0.3,1912

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v S ATE P NT OFFICE LUDWIG n. LARSEN, OEPOBTLAND, OREGON.

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1,045,98 S p 4 v fi n of Letters Patent- PatentedDec.3.1912.

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-Be it known that I, LUnwIoB. Lassen, a. citizen of the United States, residing 'at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Butter-Cutters, of which the following is a specification. a

' The present invention relates to improvements in butter-cutters, and hasfor its object to provide a device which wilkquickly and'easily sever the usual commercial brick of but-ter into small blocks suitable for individual table use.

A. further object is to-provide a device of the character indicated which is easily operated, effective for thepurpose designed and which can beproduc'ed at a reasonable cost. .i I accomplish, the objects indicated by" the" mechanism illustrated in the accompanybase.

ing drawings, in which'-" a Figurel. is a plan v1ew of the complete device, in which bot-hathe transverse and .longitudinal vertical cutting wires are clearly shown. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of same. Fig. 3 is a perspective elevation, in which the horizontal longitudinal-cutting member is shown in detail. Fig. 4 is a detail of an end guide plate mounted in the Fig.' 5 shows a two-part ide late secured by retaining screws. F1 6 s ows an inside-groove for the shoe 0 the horior ring of wire adapted to be strung upon'a the cutter frame to form the cutting ele ments.

zontal cutter frame. Fig. 7 shows a 1001),;

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1

represents a base, conformingin-outl'ine to that of the usual brickof butter, in the market. The base is cast in a single piece,

' is secured a guide plate 3, conforming to;

preferably of aluminum, though it may be.

stamped from sheet metal; The forward end of the baseis extended at the central portion, to formthe support 1" for the guide standard 2. In the rear end of the, base a smooth, straight line.

Application filed Hal0h20, 1912. Serial No. 685.676.

8 are notched lugs secured at a point on the frame, conforming to the vertical center of the brick to recive the cutting wire 9, which .is firmly secured thereto upon the pin '14. and the screw 11.. This arrange-- ment of the wire permits it to stand against the end of brick while the latter is encompassed by the frame 6.

19 represents a vertical-cutter frame havmg integral side and end limbs.

Upon the inner'edge of each .side limb is formed a' f rib 19, each having a lateral .flange 16,

which is received by the groove 13 in the 1nn er face of the respective shoes 15 formed on the lower ends of the end limbs of the cutter frame 6 Upon the-outer faceof one side member of the vertical-cutter frame are formed two.

or more depending lugs 29, whichsupport the tension bar 26, in the plane of the.

frame. Along the outer edge of the tension bar, and also. along the outer edge of the opposite side limb are "formed vertical lugs '22, comporting in width to the thickness of the blocks to be cut. In the lower faces of the side members are formed notches 23, to receive 'the cutter 'wires, engaged on said divide the brick into a predetermined number ofblocksof equal thickness.

The wire loop 42, which is made of a size to permit it .to be easily placed upon the retaining lugs when the bar 26 is in reduced .position', will strung transverselytherebeginning atone. end and continuing I ck and forth to the opposite end, the strands, thus engaged forming the transverse-cutters 20.. The remaining portion of the loop will' then be, drawn to the longitudinal center of the frame and engaged upon the depending lugs 24 and 24, to form the longitudinal vertical cutter 20. Each end of. the bar 26 is reduced-at '28 and provided with an aperture adapted to receive the adjusting screw 27. By turningdown these scr'e'ws the bar will here- ;trac'ted,. and the wire, whichis made preferably of piano steel, will be drawn taut, so that each section will sever the butter in Each end of the cutter frame is extended, as-at 41, to form suitable hand holds for its manipulation.

In operation, the brick 10 will'be placed I upon the base, against the end guide plate 3. 'The shoes 15' of the horizontal longitudinal-cutter frame will be engaged upon ios the guideribs 16 of the cutter framean d advanced to the forward endagainst the stop 40. The cutter frame will then be engaged upon the standard 2, in the central aperture 25. in the forward end limb, and

'then pressed down; over the guide plate 3,

which 'fiits loosely therein. The longitudinal cutter 20 passes down in'the slot-5'and into the groove 4 of thebase. The upper surface, of the base has a sinuous outline, 1

so that the brickwill rest upon the elevations 39 --thereof; and the depressions" at],

are so disposed as to receive the transverse cutter 20, their gradual curvature facilitating the entrance of the wire therein. I In this manner the cutters will pass=entirely through .the brick leaving. the edges cut smooth;- The vertical operation having been completed the frame 6 will-be drawn to the rear upon the guide .fianges 16, and passing over-the guide plate 3, the, wire 9 will I emerge from the-brick and-enter the oove- 12' of plate .3,.leaving theindividual locks ready to be served.

In Fig. 5 is shown a slightmbdification in which the guideplateis composed oftwo members 18, each jheldin the base bya set screwl'l'." f

A further slight modification is shown in Fig. 6,- in which the-slide shoe. is formed in the inner sides of the end members 6 of the sliding frame, to engage the inwardly protecting flange 21 of the cutter frame.

Bythe iconstruction I have shown parts may all be cast and the device pleted without the use of machine work Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1."' In a device of the character described, a rectangular base, a guide standard in the 40 front'end thereof, guide plates secured across the-rear end thereof, a frame conforming to said base, a rib along the upper face of 7 each side member of the frame, a lateral flange formed on each rib, a stop at the front'end of one end of said ribs and a slide ,frame engaged in said flanges and adaptedto reciprocate between said'stop and said guide plates.

a; rectangular base, a guide standard in the front end ,thereof, a guide plate having a central vertical slot, detachably secured across the rear end' of the base, a vertical cutter-frame conforming to said base, adapt- 55 ed to reciprocate vertically on the said standard and to encompass said guide plate, a' slide-way formed on'the upper. face of each {side member of said frame, a slide frame reciprocating therein 'a horizontal to cutting. elementisecured on the slide frame, an ad ustable bar, mounted upon the first mentioned frame, a vertical-rutting wire mounted on the frame andbar and means In testimony whereof I afiixmy signature in presence of two WIlZHBSSGSu;

- 2. .In a device of ,the character described,

(for adjusting the bar-to tighten thewirea 6-5 

